A fanatical birder blogging about Screech owls in owl box, backyard birding and wildlife in the Northeast USA.

2/08/2009

The owl scrum

Sometimes getting a good photo of an owl can require some serious scrumming technique, especially once the crowds find out that a unique bird has been discovered. I had mentioned that I regretted not taking a photo of the actual photography pandemonium that ensued once a few people discovered the Long eared owl during the Super bowl of birding weekend in MA. Well luckily my man Corey from a 10,000 birds had his thinking cap on and snapped a pic. Click here to view the scrum. By the way, I'm the guy right in the front of the scrum and the actual position in rugby would be a prop. Generally props are shorter than 6 foot and they weigh somewhere in the region of 250lbs plus – often closer to the 300lb mark. I would make a terrible prop, as I am 6.1 ft and 215lbs. Nonetheless my commitment paid off and I took some killer shots of the Long eared owl.

About Me

I'm a bird enthuasist based in NW New Jersey who spends most of his time backyard watching. Having two little kids doesn't leave much time for bird watching trips. I am hoping that my owl box will be used this year as that will give me plenty of time to watch owls - one my great passions! As you can tell I am a HUGE Green Bay Packers fan. I'm originally from South Africa and I've been based in the US since 1999.